Look at other dictionaries:

Orphanage — Or phan*age, n. 1. The state of being an orphan; orphanhood; orphans, collectively. [1913 Webster] 2. An institution or asylum for the care of orphans. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

orphanage — 1570s, condition of being an orphan, from ORPHAN (Cf. orphan) (n.) + AGE (Cf. age). Meaning home for orphans is from 1865 … Etymology dictionary

orphanage — ► NOUN ▪ a residential institution for the care and education of orphans … English terms dictionary

orphanage — [ôr′fən ij] n. 1. the condition of being an orphan 2. an institution that is a home for orphans … English World dictionary